Re: CHAT: "T's okay" and initial /ts/ affricates

Laurie Gerholz wrote:
> Is it supposed to be pronounced (using English spellings) "tu", "tsu" or
> even "su"? I don't believe the last is possible, as there is a distinct
> "su" syllable.
It's pronounced /tsu/, altho there might be a few dialects where it's
pronounced /tu/, which would explain what your co-worker told you.  Of
course, just because there's already a /su/, doesn't mean you can't have
more than one.  Remember, both <shi> and <chi> with the voicing marker
become <ji>.

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